JOE ARIBO has highlighted the importance of Steven Gerrard's winning mentality on the Rangers squad as he reflects on the first success of his Ibrox career.
Rangers ended their long wait for top flight silverware last season by clinching an unbeaten Premiership campaign and delivering a 55th league title to supporters.
Aribo would play an increasingly influential part in that achievement as the season unfolded and he ended his second term in Scottish football with eight goals to his credit.
And the 24-year-old believes the influence of Gerrard cannot be understated after Ibrox boss finally got his hands on the silverware at the third time of asking in Glasgow.
Aribo told the Rangers official souvenir magazine: “He has been so important to me.
READ MORE: Gary McAllister details Rangers' title obsession and makes Leeds and Liverpool comparison
"He’s got a winning mentality and he’s been there and done it.
“He knows what it takes and understands it, so for us to see such a big figure day in and day out is just so important for us.
Joe Aribo with the sweetest megnuts of the year 🍬
— Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) January 8, 2021
Remember kids, stay clever and keep 'em together 🥜 pic.twitter.com/HAvgxTabPo
“At the start of the season, I set myself individual targets and as a team we also set targets for ourselves.
“Personally, I wanted to get a certain number of goals and assists but with the team we knew what we needed to do as well.
“We wanted to win the title and hopefully get as far as we could in Europe. There was more pressure on us to do that than before.
“We knew how important it was to win the title and we had to do, it was make or break.
"At the start of the season we said it was the last dance and that’s definitely what we had to do.”
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel